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Autore |
Versluis Arthur <1959-> |
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Titolo |
The esoteric origins of the American renaissance [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur Versluis |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-773903-2 |
1-280-48108-0 |
0-19-535004-9 |
1-4237-6228-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American literature - European influences |
American literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
Occultism in literature |
Occultism - United States - History - 19th century |
Transcendentalism (New England) |
United States Intellectual life 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 European Esoteric Currents; 3 Esotericism in Early America; 4 The Esoteric Ambience of the American Renaissance; 5 Hitchcock; 6 Poe; 7 Hawthorne; 8 Melville; 9 Greaves; 10 Alcott; 11 Emerson; 12 Fuller; 13 Whitman; 14 Dickinson; 15 The Esoteric Origins of the American Renaissance; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this work, Arthur Versluis shows that many writers of the so-called American Renaissance were inspired by Western esoteric currents. Before offering his analysis of the esoteric elements in the writings of figures from the American Renaissance, Versluis offers an overview of esotericism in Europe and its offshoots in colonial America. |
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